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TOPIC:          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

CONTENT:

  1. Meaning of Emergency Management
  2. Types of emergency management

Sub-topic 1:  Meaning of Emergency Management

Emergency management is a type of management which is principally meant for safeguarding life, preservation of properties and conservation of natural environment.

Evaluation

  1. What is emergency management?
  2. Describe emergency management

Sub-topic 2: Types of emergency

There two major types of emergency management. These are:

  1. Natural emergency management: These are response to natural disaster that required urgent attention. The delay in managing them may cause great disaster. Examples include; earthquake, hurricane, tornadoes, flood etc.
  2. Man made emergency management: These are emergency caused by man. These occur as a result of the activities of man. These include accidents, fire, drowning, collapse of building, food poising, use of fake drugs etc.

Evaluation

  1. State the types of emergency management
  2. Explain the two types of emergency management

Sub-topic 3: APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Different emergency required different management and response. The following are some of the response required for the emergency.

  1. Accident: there many types of accident depending on the place where it occur. The most common accident is the road accident. It is caused by many factors like over speeding, overtaking and presence of potholes on the roads. The management given to the victims is to give first aid and take them to the nearby hospital. The first thing is to give first aid treatment.
  2. Fire outbreak: when any fire outbreak occurs, it is the duty of the fire service department to come to the aid of the people. The fire extinguisher is expected to be used when there is fire outbreak. This will quench the fire immediately.
  3. Drowning: drowning occurs when an individual who cannot swim enter into any water body and begin to sink down into the water. The management to be given is to call people in the fire service to come to the aid of the person. The victim will later be taken to the hospital.
  4. Food poisoning: it is the situation in which food is contaminated with poisonous substances. The victim should be rushed to the hospital immediately for first aid and later treatment.
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